Ram — Defs

01 n. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

1.
The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup. Also: tup
2.
Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.(Astron.)
3.
An engine of war used for butting or battering.
4.
A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic. See: Hydraulic
5.
The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.
6.
The plunger of a hydraulic press.

Phrases & compounds

Ram's horn — A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch

02 v. t. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as…

imp. & p. p. Rammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramming

1.
To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.
“[They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins.” — Shak.
2.
To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
“A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to make the foundation solid.” — Arbuthnot.